Liam Neeson once again used his specific set of skills on audiences this past weekend, once again taking the box office with "Taken 2." The sequel added $22.5 million to its total, breaking that sum to $86.8 million.

Two of the weekend's debuts, "Argo" and "Sinister," still managed to perform strongly despite opposition from Neeson and "Taken 2." Ben Affleck's hostage thriller, came in a relatively close second with $20.1 million, while Ethan Hawke's horror movie collected $18.2 million in its opening weekend.